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Marquette University student shot on campus

A Marquette University student was shot, and two others were robbed on campus early Friday morning. WISN 12 News Ben Hutchison reports from the scene.

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Updated: 5:55 AM CDT May 2, 2014

Marquette University student shot on campus

A Marquette University student was shot, and two others were robbed on campus early Friday morning. WISN 12 News Ben Hutchison reports from the scene.

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Updated: 5:55 AM CDT May 2, 2014

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WEBVTT THAT BREAKING NEWS IS UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW NEAR THE MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. A STUDENT SHOT AND TWO OTHER ROBBED. MELINDA DAVENPORT IS AT THE BREAKING NEWS DESK. STREETS NEAR THE CAMPUS ARE NOW BACK OPEN. BUT THERE'S STILL A HEIGHTENED SECURITY PRESENCE NEAR 18TH AND WISCONSIN. THAT'S WHERE A STUDENT WAS SHOT OVERNIGHT. W-I-S-N 12 NEWS BEN HUTCHISON IS LIVE ON THE SCENE. GOOD MORNING POLICE CLEARED THE SCENE HERE AT 18TH AND WISCONSIN JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO ..SHORTLY AFTER 2:30 THIS MORNING THREE ROBBERIES WERE CARRIED OUT BY TWO SUSPECTS NEAR 18TH STREET AND WISCONSIN AVENUE. THE FIRST SUSPECT APPROACHED A MARQUETTE STUDENT AND DEMANDED PROPERTY. THE VICTIM TURNED OVER PROPERTY AND WAS NOT INJURED. FIRST SUSPECT THEN APPROACHED A SECOND MARQUETTE STUDENT NEAR 18TH STREET AND WISCONSIN AVENUE AND DEMANDED PROPERTY. THE VICTIM TURNED OVER PROPERTY AND WAS NOT INJURED. MARQUETTE STUDENT EMILY COSTELLO HEARD WHAT HAPPENED NEXT OUTCUE: CAR PEELING AWAY THE SECOND SUSPECT APPROACHED A STUDENT NEAR THE FRONT OF PARKING STRUCTURE 3 , DISPLAYED A HANDGUN AND DEMANDED PROPERTY. A BRIEF STRUGGLE ENSUED AND THE SUSPECT SHOT THE STUDENT IN THE HAND. AT THAT TIME, SUSPECT 1 RETURNED THE SECOND VICTIM'S PROPERTY AND THE TWO SUSPECTS FLED SOUTHBOUND ON 18TH STREET. DPS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AND WAS ABLE TO TAKE SUSPECT 2 INTO CUSTODY. THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO ON THE SCENE. SUSPECT 2'S WEAPON WAS RECOVERED AND THE AREA. MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY DID SEND TEXT ALERTS TO STUDENTS, WARNING THEM ABOUT THE ROBBERIES AND SHOOTING. THOSE WENT OUT WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF THE FIRST REPORT TO CAMPUS SECURITY. RIGHT NOW, ALL DORMS ARE OPEN AND THE UNIVERSITY IS PLANNING A NORMAL CLASS SCHEDULE. WE'LL BRING YOU ANY

Marquette University student shot on campus

A Marquette University student was shot, and two others were robbed on campus early Friday morning. WISN 12 News Ben Hutchison reports from the scene.